Sandstone - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Sandstone - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Gatha Stones~Alirajpur https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/tribal-stone-carving-jhabua/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/tribal-stone-carving-jhabua/#respond Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:26:19 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6212 Egyptians weren’t the only people to propose that death is but an extension of life. Memorial stone carving locally known as ‘Gatha’, ‘Gatla’, ‘Smriti Stambha’ or ‘Mandos’ is a popular practice amongst the tribes of Gujarat, Rajasthan and western Madhya Pradesh. These visual epitaphs are created when there is an unnatural or sudden death of […]

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]]> Egyptians weren’t the only people to propose that death is but an extension of life. Memorial stone carving locally known as ‘Gatha’, ‘Gatla’, ‘Smriti Stambha’ or ‘Mandos’ is a popular practice amongst the tribes of Gujarat, Rajasthan and western Madhya Pradesh. These visual epitaphs are created when there is an unnatural or sudden death of an individual. The essence of the deceased is portrayed through the figures carved in stone, which are sometimes done in an iconographic way. The tribes believe that after death the spirit resides in the stones, where the spirit provides protection to the family and becomes their guardian angel.

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